Kowari

Dasyuroides byrnei

Blamed on foxes

IUCN status: Vulnerable

EPBC Threat Rating: High

IUCN claim: Not attributed

Studies in support

No studies

Studies not in support

No studies

Is the threat claim evidence-based?

There are no studies linking foxes to kowari.

Evidence linking Dasyuroides byrnei to foxes. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Dasyuroides byrnei and foxes. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that foxes contribute to the decline of Dasyuroides byrnei, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.

References

EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).

Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission